Landscapes of Freedom : Building a Postemancipation Society in the Rainforests of Western Colombia /

After emancipation in 1851, the African descendants living in the extra-humid rainforests of the Pacific coast of Colombia attained levels of autonomy hardly equaled anywhere else in the Americas. This autonomy rested on their access to a diverse environment--including small strips of fertile soils,...

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Main Author: Leal, Claudia, 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2018.
Tucson [Arizona] : University of Arizona Press, [2018]
Series:Latin American landscapes.
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Online Access:CONNECT
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